Lake Diefenbaker is a reservoir lake south of Saskatoon, Sask. It was formed by the construction of 2 dams that created a widening in the South Saskatchewan River as part of the South Saskatchewan River Development Project, inaugurated in 1958. The reservoir has a live storage capacity of about 4 billion m3 of water that feeds a hydroelectric power plant and an irrigation project. It contributes to the water supply of Saskatoon and is a popular water recreation area. It was named in 1967 for John Diefenbaker, the first Saskatchewan resident to become prime minister of Canada; the larger of the 2 dams is named for James G. Gardiner, Diefenbaker's arch-opponent.
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- Francis, Daniel. "Lake Diefenbaker". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 13 July 2015, Historica Canada. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lake-diefenbaker. Accessed 05 November 2024.
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- Francis, D. (2015). Lake Diefenbaker. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lake-diefenbaker
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- Francis, Daniel. "Lake Diefenbaker." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published February 07, 2006; Last Edited July 13, 2015.
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- The Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Lake Diefenbaker," by Daniel Francis, Accessed November 05, 2024, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lake-diefenbaker
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Lake Diefenbaker
Article by Daniel Francis
Published Online February 7, 2006
Last Edited July 13, 2015
Lake Diefenbaker is a reservoir lake south of Saskatoon, Sask. It was formed by the construction of 2 dams that created a widening in the South SASKATCHEWAN RIVER as part of the South Saskatchewan River Development Project, inaugurated in 1958.